Based between Boston, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island
Her practice moves between hands-on material processes and computational and engineering-based methods. Working with textiles and translucent materials alongside LEDs, sensors, microcontrollers, motors, circuits, real-time media, and digital fabrication, Kim develops both the physical structures and technological systems that shape her installations. Rather than treating technology as separate from material practice, she approaches code, circuitry, light, and movement as materials with their own behaviors, rhythms, and spatial qualities.
Through this interdisciplinary approach, Kim creates installations and spatial works that explore perception, temporality, and the relationship between the body and its environment. Her practice brings together material sensitivity and technological experimentation, using light, movement, and time to continually reshape how space is perceived.
Currently based between Boston, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island, Kim holds an MFA in Textiles from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). She currently works on interdisciplinary art, technology, and perception-based projects at the MIT Museum Studio and Compton Gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Education
MFA in Textiles
2024–2026
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) — Cambridge, MA
Cross-Registered Coursework in Materials Science and Engineering
2026
Hongik University — Seoul, South Korea
Completed Doctoral Coursework in Textile Art and Design
2021–2024
Hongik University — Seoul, South Korea
MFA in Fiber and Textile Art
2019–2021
Sungshin Women’s University — Seoul, South Korea
BFA in Crafts
2014–2018
Employment
MIT Museum Studio and Compton Gallery Assistant
2026
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) — Providence, RI
Instructor, Introduction to Fabric Silkscreen
2026
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) — Providence, RI
Teaching Assistant, Changing Fabric
2025
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) — Providence, RI
Summer Technician, Textiles Department
2025
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) — Providence, RI
Silkscreen Monitor, Textiles Department
2024
Hongik University — Seoul, South Korea
Silkscreen Instructor
2022, 2023
HANSSEM Co., Ltd. — Seoul, South Korea
Fabric Team, Interior Division
2018–2021
Activities
Collaborative development and production of art and perception-based projects with MIT students and director Seth D. Riskin
MIT Museum Studio and Compton Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2026
In-Between State
Interdisciplinary collaboration with Sion Hur, Interior Architecture, RISD, integrating textile design and fabrication with architectural structure
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI
2026
Vis-a-thon
Interdisciplinary art–science collaboration with climate scientist and oceanographer Isabel Dove, translating research in paleoceanography and diatoms through textile and material processes
Edna W. Lawrence Nature Lab, Providence, RI
2026
Dream Stimulation Environment Project
Collaboration with artist Carsten Höller and dream researcher Adam Horowitz
MIT Museum Studio and Compton Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2025
International Art Forum
Invited forum for doctoral-level artists and researchers
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
2022
Co-Founder, Student-Led Startup Program
Developed handmade products and participated in design markets and craft fairs
Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul, South Korea
2016–2018
Craft Art Camp Assistant
Assisted with art and craft classes for elementary school students
Seongbuk District Office and Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul, South Korea
2016, 2017
Tokyo Tableware Festival
Collaborative participation between Joshibi University of Art and Design and Sungshin Women’s University
Tokyo, Japan
2017
Exhibitions
Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI
2026
Where Nothing Has Ever Happened
RISD Museum, Providence, RI
2026
Handle with Care: RISD Textiles Biennial
Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI
2026
Vis-a-thon: Infinite Fetch
Edna W. Lawrence Nature Lab, Providence, RI
2026
Boston-Wide Art Gallery
Harvard Gallery, Boston, MA
2025
Sky Garden Media Cube
Asia Culture Center (ACC), Gwangju, South Korea
2024
Gwang(Light)jin Light
Gwangjin Municipal Youth Center, Seoul, South Korea
2024
Blue is Blue
Colorado Project, Seoul, South Korea
2024
IT’S NOW
Group Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
2023
Hongik Fashion Week
Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea
2022
The 41st Hongik Fiber and Fashion Design
Hongik Group Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
2022
The 40th Hongik Fiber and Fashion Design
Hongik Group Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
2021
The 39th Hongik Fiber and Fashion Design
Hongik Group Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
2020
Craft Trend Fair
COEX, Seoul, South Korea
2017
Skills
Repeat Pattern Design, Surface Design, Silkscreen Printing, Embroidery, Weaving, Knitting, Felting, Dyeing
Design & Digital Fabrication
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, NedGraphics, Tajima DG/ML by Pulse, Autodesk Fusion
3D & Real-Time Media
Cinema 4D, Unreal Engine, TouchDesigner
Video, Projection & Sound
VDMX, DaVinci Resolve, Max/MSP, Ableton Live
Physical Computing & Electronics
Arduino, Microcontrollers, Sensors, Programmable LEDs, Motor Control, Circuit Prototyping
Experimental & Behavioral Research
PsychoPy
Awards
Korea Institute of Design Promotion
2017
The 28th Korea Textile Exhibition — Interior Division
Korea Institute of Design Promotion
2017
The 6th Hanyoung Foundation Textile Design Competition — Interior Division
Korea Textile Design Association
2016
The 27th Korea Textile Exhibition — Interior Division
Korea Institute of Design Promotion
2016
The 27th Korea Textile Exhibition — Fashion Division
Korea Institute of Design Promotion
2016
The 26th Korea Textile Exhibition — Interior Division
Korea Institute of Design Promotion
2015